Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a roundup of soccer
stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable Internet links.

Silva’s Waiting Game

Manchester City’s David Silva has yet to agree on a new pay
deal with his club, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Talks between City and the midfielder’s representatives
have been going on since June. Silva, who signed a 130,000
pounds ($205,000) a week pay deal when he joined, may be holding
out for a pay check comparable to that of clubmate Carlos Tevez,
who earns about 200,000 pounds a week, the newspaper said.

QPR Target

QPR manager Mark Hughes is keen to bring in a center-back,
and he’s also watched Barcelona’s Andreu Fontas and St.
Etienne’s Kurt Zouma, the newspaper added. QPR lost 5-0 at home
to Swansea at the weekend.

Adebayor Spurs-Bound?

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor is close to
completing a 5 million-pound move to Tottenham Hotspur by the
end of this week, the Sun reported.

The player, who moved to City from Arsenal in a 25 million-pound deal for weekly wages of 170,000 pounds three years ago,
has agreed to take a “significant pay cut” at Spurs, where
he’s played on loan, the paper said.

Sunderland Chasing Dempsey

Sunderland is interested in Fulham’s U.S. forward Clint
Dempsey, a target for Liverpool, the Mail reported. The Black
Cats are also monitoring Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha and
Dnipro defender Ivan Strinic, the paper said.

Douglas Decision

FC Twente defender Douglas will decide whether to join
Newcastle or Fulham after both teams offered 4.5 million pounds
for him, the Mail reported.

The Brazilian center-back has a year left on his contract,
the Mail added.